Eyer reaches milestone By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com It’s fitting that the slang term for $1,000 dollars is ‘a grand’ with the way the Altoona girls basketball team celebrated Friday evening. The round number of 1,000 was a central theme for the night for the Lady Lions ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com PORTAGE — The term “load management” has become standard in discussions about the NBA and specifically players often sitting out one side of games played on back-to-back nights. Portage’s high school boys basketball team is in the middle of a stretch that would probably lead the NBA’s player union to go on strike. The Mustangs rallied from a 13-point deficit to edge United, 50-47, in Len Chappell Gymnasium on Friday — their third game in as many nights. They play again tomorrow against Conemaugh Valley, have Sunday off and ...
EBENSBURG — Jace Casses erupted for a career-high 50 points, including five 3-pointers, to spark Bishop Carroll Catholic to an 87-64 victory over Richland in high school boys basketball action on Friday night. Will Tremel contributed 10 points for the Huskies, who used a 27-13 third quarter advantage to pull away for the Rams. RICHLAND (64): Gontkovic 2 1-2 6, Hale 8 3-7 20, Lushko 3 1-2 10, McCulty 0 0-0 0, Lavander 2 3-4 7, Mugerwa 3 2-5 8, Christian 5 3-4 13, Smith 0 0-0 0, Swope 0 0-0 0, Polocek 0 0-0 0, Skinner 0 0-0 0, Sheets 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 13-24 64. BISHOP CARROLL ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com PORTAGE — The Portage Area girls basketball team is replacing five starters from last year but has already built an identity as a team with an elite ability to get to the foul line along with the full-court defense the Lady Mustangs have played for years. The problem has been the ability to take advantage of getting to the line. Portage missed 11 free throws and fell to United, 46-42, at Len Chappell Gymnasium on Friday. “It’s frustrating,” Portage coach Lance Hudak said. “You practice free throws hard. You try not practicing ...
FLINTON — Glendale evened its record at 7-7 with a 36-22 win over Bald Eagle Area Friday night in girls high school basketball play. The Lady Vikings, up 19-14 at halftime, got 21 points from Madi Peterson. BALD EAGLE AREA (22): Taylor 0 0-0 0, Thompson 2 0-0 5, Perry 1 4-6 6, Habovick 0 0-0 0, Clark 3 1-3 8, Walk 1 1-1 3. Totals — 7 6-10 22. GLENDALE (36): Peterson 9 0-0 21, McMillen 1 0-0 2, S. Leiden 1 2-4 4, Gilbey 2 1-1 6, G. Leiden 0 0-0 0, Dubler 1 0-0 3, Krepps 0 0-0 0. Totals — 14 3-5 36. SCORE BY QUARTERS Bald Eagle Area 9 5 5 3 — 22 Glendale 9 10 11 6 ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com BELLWOOD — Throughout the first half of the 2024-25 high school basketball season, the defending PIAA Class 1A girls state champion Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Lady Marauders have been epitomizing the concept of teamwork. They did so again Thursday night in a 55-39 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference victory over Bellwood-Antis at the Bellwood-Antis High School gymnasium. With two injured starters out of its lineup, BG circled the wagons and placed three players in double figures, led by Anberlyn Petrecca’s game-high 18 points and 10 ...
